Wildflowers and terraces top the stepped roofs of the innovative Church Walk housing block in north London. Architects <a href="http://www.davidmikhail.com/projects.php/Church-Walk-39/">David Mikail</a> and <a href="http://www.rhmarchitects.com">Annalie Riches</a> consulted the <a href="http://www.brebookshop.com/details.jsp?id=326792">BRE Guide to Sunlight and Daylight</a> to ensure that the new complex, which is comprised of two three-bedroom houses, a triplex and a one-bedroom flat, optimizes available light in each unit without blocking it for its neighbors. This is achieved through angled roofs and triangular roof lights that are visible from the street. Flip through our gallery for a closer look at the design duo's creative approach to urban density.

Triangular skylights ensure all of the units have plenty of daylighting

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Church Walk by David Mikhail and Annalie Riches

Angled roofs ensure none of the units interfere with the lighting of others or nearby residences

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There are plenty of green spaces throughout the block

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Church Walk by David Mikhail and Annalie Riches

Construction is comprised of prefabricated cross laminated timber

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Church Walk by David Mikhail and Annalie Riches

The houses are stepped - like a Ziggurat

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Church Walk by David Mikhail and Annalie Riches

This is one of the most creative solutions we have seen to urban density

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Church Walk by David Mikhail and Annalie Riches

Wildflowers and terraces top the stepped roofs of the innovative Church Walk housing block in north London. Architects David Mikail and Annalie Riches consulted the BRE Guide to Sunlight and Daylight to ensure that the new complex, which is comprised of two three-bedroom houses, a triplex and a one-bedroom flat, optimizes available light in each unit without blocking it for its neighbors. This is achieved through angled roofs and triangular roof lights that are visible from the street. Flip through our gallery for a closer look at the design duo's creative approach to urban density.